What is the name meaning of ENSIGN. Phrases containing ENSIGN
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ENSIGN
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Arabic, Muslim, Punjabi
Flag; An Ensign
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English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer, from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag’, ‘ensign’ (see Bannerman).German : occupational name for a standard bearer, Middle High German banier, Middle Low German banner, from French bannière ‘flag’, ‘standard’.
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English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Scottish Finley.Possibly a respelling of South German Fähnle, an occupational name for an ensign bearer, from a diminutive of Middle High German van(e) ‘flag’, ‘banner’ (from Old High German fano ‘cloth’).
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Shakespearean Spanish Welsh
The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice' Ensign to Othello.
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English
English : nickname from fend, a shortened form of defend, thus ‘defender’.South German : from Alemannic Venner ‘flag bearer’, ‘ensign’ or Fähndrich, which has the same meaning (see Fenrich).South German : variant of Fendler.
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American, British, English, Scottish
Flag; Ensign Bearer
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English
English : of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent, England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a low-lying marshy area (see Fenn).South German : occupational name for an ensign or standard bearer, from Middle High German vener, an agent derivative of Middle High German vane ‘flag’. See also Fenrich.
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Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Teacher
Girl/Female
English
Feminine God will judge.
Male
Italian
 Italian and Spanish form of Latin Bernardus, BERNARDO means "bold as a bear."
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Indian, Sanskrit
Brilliant Jewel; Beautiful; Precious
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Arabic, Muslim
Form of Abdulrahman
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Hindu
Life, Spirit of life
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British, English
God is Gracious
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Arabic American Indian Hebrew Spanish Muslim
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Share Portion
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Tamil
Lord Ganesh (Son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati)
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n.
The rank or office of an ensign.
n.
A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
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The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
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A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
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Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.
v. t.
To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
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The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.
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The state or rank of an ensign.
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A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
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A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.
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An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
v. t.
To designate as by an ensign.
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A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.
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An ensign, flag, or pennant, which floats in the wind; specifically, a long, narrow, ribbonlike flag.
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An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals.
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The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.
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A standard or ensign, in battle.
v. t.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
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of Ensigncy